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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio%20compression
Audio compression may refer to: Audio compression (data), a type of lossy or lossless compression in which the amount of data in a recorded waveform is reduced to differing extents for transmission respectively with or without some loss of quality, used in CD and MP3 encoding, Internet radio, and the like Dynamic rang...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyOS
SkyOS (Sky Operating System) is a discontinued prototype commercial, proprietary, graphical desktop operating system written for the x86 computer architecture. As of January 30, 2009 development was halted with no plans to resume its development. In August 2013, developer Robert Szeleney announced the release of a publ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20file%20format
An open file format is a file format for storing digital data, defined by an openly published specification usually maintained by a standards organization, and which can be used and implemented by anyone. An open file format is licensed with an open license. For example, an open format can be implemented by both propri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetBIOS%20Frames
NetBIOS Frames (NBF) is a non-routable network- and transport-level data protocol most commonly used as one of the layers of Microsoft Windows networking in the 1990s. NBF or NetBIOS over IEEE 802.2 LLC is used by a number of network operating systems released in the 1990s, such as LAN Manager, LAN Server, Windows for ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20Link%20Control
In the OSI networking model, Data Link Control (DLC) is the service provided by the data link layer. Network interface cards have a DLC address that identifies each card; for instance, Ethernet and other types of cards have a 48-bit MAC address built into the cards' firmware when they are manufactured. There is also ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Whistler%20%28radio%20series%29
The Whistler is an American radio mystery drama which ran from May 16, 1942, until September 22, 1955, on the west-coast regional CBS radio network. The show was also broadcast in Chicago and over Armed Forces Radio. On the west coast, it was sponsored by the Signal Oil Company: "That whistle is your signal for the Sig...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curve%20sketching
In geometry, curve sketching (or curve tracing) are techniques for producing a rough idea of overall shape of a plane curve given its equation, without computing the large numbers of points required for a detailed plot. It is an application of the theory of curves to find their main features. Basic techniques The foll...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SciPy
SciPy (pronounced "sigh pie") is a free and open-source Python library used for scientific computing and technical computing. SciPy contains modules for optimization, linear algebra, integration, interpolation, special functions, FFT, signal and image processing, ODE solvers and other tasks common in science and engi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MorphOS
MorphOS is an AmigaOS-like computer operating system (OS). It is a mixed proprietary and open source OS produced for the Pegasos PowerPC (PPC) processor based computer, PowerUP accelerator equipped Amiga computers, and a series of Freescale development boards that use the Genesi firmware, including the Efika and mobile...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%206400
The IBM 6400 family of line matrix printers were modern highspeed business computer printers introduced by IBM in 1995. These printers were designed for use on a variety IBM systems including mainframes, servers, and PCs. Configuration The 6400 was available in a choice of open pedestal (to minimize floor size require...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connectionism
Connectionism (coined by Edward Thorndike in the 1930s) is the name of an approach to the study of human mental processes and cognition that utilizes mathematical models known as connectionist networks or artificial neural networks. Connectionism has had many 'waves' since its beginnings. The first wave appeared in th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A20%20line
The A20, or address line 20, is one of the electrical lines that make up the system bus of an x86-based computer system. The A20 line in particular is used to transmit the 21st bit on the address bus. A microprocessor typically has a number of address lines equal to the base-two logarithm of the number of words in its...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Tufte
Edward Rolf Tufte (; born March 14, 1942), sometimes known as "ET", is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University. He is noted for his writings on information design and as a pioneer in the field of data visualization. Biography Edward Rol...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20computing%20hardware%20%281960s%E2%80%93present%29
The history of computing hardware starting at 1960 is marked by the conversion from vacuum tube to solid-state devices such as transistors and then integrated circuit (IC) chips. Around 1953 to 1959, discrete transistors started being considered sufficiently reliable and economical that they made further vacuum tube co...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superuser
In computing, the superuser is a special user account used for system administration. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be root, administrator, admin or supervisor. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker%20Manifesto
The Conscience of a Hacker (also known as The Hacker Manifesto) is a short essay written on January 8, 1986 by Loyd Blankenship, a computer security hacker who went by the handle The Mentor, and belonged to the second generation of hacker group Legion of Doom. It was written after the author's arrest, and first publ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Jay
David Jay (born April 24, 1982) is an American asexual activist. Jay is the founder and webmaster of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN), the most prolific and well-known of the various asexual communities established since the advent of the World Wide Web and social media. Activism Frustrated with the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitwise%20operation
In computer programming, a bitwise operation operates on a bit string, a bit array or a binary numeral (considered as a bit string) at the level of its individual bits. It is a fast and simple action, basic to the higher-level arithmetic operations and directly supported by the processor. Most bitwise operations are pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LunarStorm
LunarStorm, in Swedish often shortened to Lunar, was a Swedish commercial advertisement-financed social networking website for teenagers, which was also available in the United Kingdom before 2007. "LunarStorm" was operated by a company called LunarWorks. According to the company's official statistics, the website had ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor%20AB
Luxor was a Swedish home electronics and computer manufacturer located in Motala, established in 1923 and acquired by Nokia in 1985. The brand name is now owned by Turkish company Vestel and is used for televisions sold in the Swedish market. Originally a manufacturer of tape recorders, radios, television sets, stereo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax%20error
In computer science, a syntax error is an error in the syntax of a sequence of characters or tokens that is intended to be written in a particular programming language. For compiled languages, syntax errors are detected at compile-time. A program will not compile until all syntax errors are corrected. For interpreted ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20home%20computers
Home computers were a class of microcomputer that existed from 1977 to about 1995. During this time it made economic sense for manufacturers to make microcomputers aimed at the home user. By simplifying the machines, and making use of household items such as television sets and cassette recorders instead of dedicated c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server%20farm
A server farm or server cluster is a collection of computer servers, usually maintained by an organization to supply server functionality far beyond the capability of a single machine. They often consist of thousands of computers which require a large amount of power to run and to keep cool. At the optimum performance ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20science%20%28disambiguation%29
Computer Science and Computer Sciences can refer to: The general field of computer science Computer Sciences Corporation, the predecessor of DXC Technology Computer Science (journal), a peer-reviewed scientific journal Computer Science (UIL), a University Interscholastic League academic event
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax%20highlighting
Syntax highlighting is a feature of text editors that is used for programming, scripting, or markup languages, such as HTML. The feature displays text, especially source code, in different colours and fonts according to the category of terms. This feature facilitates writing in a structured language such as a programmi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAR%20%28file%20format%29
A JAR ("Java archive") file is a package file format typically used to aggregate many Java class files and associated metadata and resources (text, images, etc.) into one file for distribution. JAR files are archive files that include a Java-specific manifest file. They are built on the ZIP format and typically have a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20variable
In computer programming, a global variable is a variable with global scope, meaning that it is visible (hence accessible) throughout the program, unless shadowed. The set of all global variables is known as the global environment or global state. In compiled languages, global variables are generally static variables, w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram%20Cohen
Bram Cohen is an American computer programmer, best known as the author of the peer-to-peer (P2P) BitTorrent protocol in 2001, as well as the first file sharing program to use the protocol, also known as BitTorrent. He is also the co-founder of CodeCon and organizer of the San Francisco Bay Area P2P-hackers meeting, wa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiological%20method
The science of epidemiology has matured significantly from the times of Hippocrates, Semmelweis and John Snow. The techniques for gathering and analyzing epidemiological data vary depending on the type of disease being monitored but each study will have overarching similarities. Outline of the process of an epidemiolo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Has-a
In database design, object-oriented programming and design, has-a (has_a or has a) is a composition relationship where one object (often called the constituted object, or part/constituent/member object) "belongs to" (is part or member of) another object (called the composite type), and behaves according to the rules of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileMaker
FileMaker is a cross-platform relational database application from Claris International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc. It integrates a database engine with a graphical user interface (GUI) and security features, allowing users to modify a database by dragging new elements into layouts, screens, or forms. It is available i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh%20LC%20family
The Macintosh LC is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1990 to 1997. Introduced alongside the Macintosh IIsi and Macintosh Classic as part of a new wave of lower-priced Macintosh computers, the LC offered the same overall performance as the Macintosh II for half...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTR
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network serving the urbanised areas of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territorie...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track%20gauge
In rail transport, track gauge (in American English, alternatively track gage) is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many different track gauges exist worldwide, gauge differences often present a barri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZNetwork
ZNetwork, formerly known as Z Communications, is a left-wing activist-oriented media group founded in 1986 by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent. It is, in broad terms, ideologically libertarian socialist, anti-capitalist, and heavily influenced by participatory economics, although much of its content is focused on criti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Romanians
Note: Names that cannot be confirmed in Wikipedia database nor through given sources are subject to removal. If you would like to add a new name please consider writing about the person first. If a notable Romanian is missing and without article, please add your request for a new article here. However, this is not a li...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL/S
HAL/S (High-order Assembly Language/Shuttle) is a real-time aerospace programming language compiler and cross-compiler for avionics applications used by NASA and associated agencies (JPL, etc.). It has been used in many U.S. space projects since 1973 and its most significant use was in the Space Shuttle program (appro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Clarke%20%28computer%20scientist%29
Ian Clarke (born 16 February 1977) is the original designer and lead developer of Freenet. Early life Clarke grew up in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. He was educated at Dundalk Grammar School and while there, he came first twice in the Senior Chemical, Physical, and Mathematical section of the Young Scientist Exhibiti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project%20Genie
Project Genie was a computer research project started in 1964 at the University of California, Berkeley. It produced an early time-sharing system including the Berkeley Timesharing System, which was then commercialized as the SDS 940. History Project Genie was funded by J. C. R. Licklider, the head of ARPA's Informat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary%20computation
In computer science, evolutionary computation is a family of algorithms for global optimization inspired by biological evolution, and the subfield of artificial intelligence and soft computing studying these algorithms. In technical terms, they are a family of population-based trial and error problem solvers with a met...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y-%CE%94%20transform
In electrical engineering, the Y-Δ transform, also written wye-delta and also known by many other names, is a mathematical technique to simplify the analysis of an electrical network. The name derives from the shapes of the circuit diagrams, which look respectively like the letter Y and the Greek capital letter Δ. This...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect%20hash%20function
In computer science, a perfect hash function for a set is a hash function that maps distinct elements in to a set of integers, with no collisions. In mathematical terms, it is an injective function. Perfect hash functions may be used to implement a lookup table with constant worst-case access time. A perfect hash ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivirus%20software
Antivirus software (abbreviated to AV software), also known as anti-malware, is a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware. Antivirus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses, hence the name. However, with the proliferation of other malware, antivirus software started...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon%E2%80%93Canton%20Railway
The Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR; ) was a railway network in Hong Kong. It was owned and operated by the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) until 2007. Rapid transit services, a light rail system, feeder bus routes within Hong Kong, and intercity passenger and freight train services to China on the KCR network, h...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel%20Aquarius
Aquarius is a home computer designed by Radofin and released by Mattel Electronics in 1983. Based on the Zilog Z80 microprocessor, the system has a rubber chiclet keyboard, 4K of RAM, and a subset of Microsoft BASIC in ROM. It connects to a television set for audiovisual output, and uses a cassette tape recorder for se...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDP
CDP may refer to: Places Census-designated place, an unincorporated area in the U.S. for which census data is collected Cuddapah Airport (IATA identifier: CDP), Andhra Pradesh, India Technology Cache Discovery Protocol, an extension to the BitTorrent file-distribution system Certificate in Data Processing, a pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outward%20Bound
Outward Bound (OB) is an international network of outdoor education organisations that was founded in the United Kingdom by Lawrence Holt and Kurt Hahn in 1941. Today there are organisations, called schools, in over 35 countries which are attended by more than 150,000 people each year. Outward Bound International is a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.U.L.E.
M.U.L.E. is a 1983 multiplayer video game written for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers by Ozark Softscape. Designer Danielle Bunten Berry (credited as Dan Bunten) took advantage of the four joystick ports of the Atari 400 and 800 to allow four-player simultaneous play. M.U.L.E. was one of the first five games ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational%20semantics
Operational semantics is a category of formal programming language semantics in which certain desired properties of a program, such as correctness, safety or security, are verified by constructing proofs from logical statements about its execution and procedures, rather than by attaching mathematical meanings to its te...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPE%20Palmtop%20Environment
GPE (a recursive acronym for GPE Palmtop Environment) is a graphical user interface environment for handheld computers, such as palmtops and personal digital assistants (PDAs), running some Linux kernel-based operating system. GPE is a complete environment of software components and applications which makes it possible...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR2%20SDRAM
Double Data Rate 2 Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DDR2 SDRAM) is a double data rate (DDR) synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) interface. It is a JEDEC standard (JESD79-2); first published in September 2003. DDR2 succeeded the original DDR SDRAM specification, and was itself succeeded by DDR3 SDR...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FK
FK or fk may refer to: In arts and entertainment: Flyer Killer, fictional automated robots in the Terminator film franchise. Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block. Funky Kong, a video game character. Place: FK postcode area, UK, centred on Falkirk in Scotland. Falkland Islands, FIPS...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GN
GN may refer to: Businesses and organizations Air Gabon (IATA code: GN), an airline based in Libreville, Gabon Gamers Nexus, an online computer journalism organization. Gendarmerie Nationale (disambiguation), any of several national police forces Gente Nueva, a Mexican criminal organization GN Store Nord, a Danis...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Words%20%28Unix%29
words is a standard file on Unix and Unix-like operating systems, and is simply a newline-delimited list of dictionary words. It is used, for instance, by spell-checking programs. The words file is usually stored in or . On Debian and Ubuntu, the file is provided by the package, or its provider packages , , etc. O...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series%20and%20parallel%20circuits
Two-terminal components and electrical networks can be connected in series or parallel. The resulting electrical network will have two terminals, and itself can participate in a series or parallel topology. Whether a two-terminal "object" is an electrical component (e.g. a resistor) or an electrical network (e.g. resis...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC
AMC may refer to: Film and television AMC Theatres, an American movie theater chain AMC Networks, an American entertainment company AMC (TV channel) AMC+, streaming service AMC Networks International, an entertainment company AMC (Asian TV channel), TV channel AMC (European TV channel), TV channel AMC (African...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich%20Skrenta
Richard J. Skrenta Jr. (born June 6, 1967) is an American computer programmer and Silicon Valley entrepreneur who created the web search engine blekko. Biography Richard J. Skrenta Jr. was born in Pittsburgh on June 6, 1967. In 1982, at age 15, as a high school student at Mt. Lebanon High School, Skrenta wrote the El...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game%20port
The game port is a device port that was found on IBM PC compatible and other computer systems throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It was the traditional connector for joystick input, and occasionally MIDI devices, until made obsolete by USB in the late 1990s. Originally located on a dedicated Game Control Adapter expansio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEDCOM
GEDCOM ( ), complete name FamilySearch GEDCOM, is a de facto open file format specification to store genealogical data, and import or export it between compatible genealogy software. GEDCOM is an acronym standing for Genealogical Data Communication. GEDCOM was developed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational%20neuroscience
Computational neuroscience (also known as theoretical neuroscience or mathematical neuroscience) is a branch of neuroscience which employs mathematics, computer science, theoretical analysis and abstractions of the brain to understand the principles that govern the development, structure, physiology and cognitive abili...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland
Wayland may refer to: Computers Wayland (protocol), a graphical display system for Unix-like computers Fiction Jace Wayland, a character in the Mortal Instruments book series Wayland (Star Wars), a planet in the Star Wars fictional universe Turk Wayland, in the Rennie Stride mystery series by Patricia Kennealy-Mo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulseek
Soulseek is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network and application, used mostly to exchange music. It was created by Nir Arbel, an Israeli programmer from Safed. The current Soulseek network is the second to have been in operation, both run by the same management. The older network, used up to version 156 of the c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-by-one%20error
An off-by-one error or off-by-one bug (known by acronyms OBOE, OBO, OB1 and OBOB) is a logic error that involves a numerical value incorrectly bigger or smaller by one. It often occurs in computer programming when a loop iterates one time too many or too few. Such problem arises, for instance, when a programmer writes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABAP
ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming, originally Allgemeiner Berichts-Aufbereitungs-Prozessor, German for "general report preparation processor") is a high-level programming language created by the German software company SAP SE. It is currently positioned, alongside Java, as the language for programming the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixin
In object-oriented programming languages, a mixin (or mix-in) is a class that contains methods for use by other classes without having to be the parent class of those other classes. How those other classes gain access to the mixin's methods depends on the language. Mixins are sometimes described as being "included" rat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCTV
SCTV may refer to: SCTV (TV network), an Indonesian television network Second City Television, a Canadian sketch comedy television program Sichuan Radio and Television, a Chinese television station Seven Regional, formerly Southern Cross Television, a television station throughout regional Australia South Coast Televi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruun%27s%20FFT%20algorithm
Bruun's algorithm is a fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm based on an unusual recursive polynomial-factorization approach, proposed for powers of two by G. Bruun in 1978 and generalized to arbitrary even composite sizes by H. Murakami in 1996. Because its operations involve only real coefficients until the last com...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit%20rate
In telecommunications and computing, bit rate (bitrate or as a variable R) is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. The bit rate is expressed in the unit bit per second (symbol: bit/s), often in conjunction with an SI prefix such as kilo (1 kbit/s = 1,000 bit/s), mega (1 Mbit/s = 1,000 kb...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATSC%20standards
Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standards are an American set of standards for digital television transmission over terrestrial, cable and satellite networks. It is largely a replacement for the analog NTSC standard and, like that standard, is used mostly in the United States, Mexico, Canada, South Korea a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC%20bang
A PC bang () is a type of internet cafe or LAN gaming center in South Korea. Patrons can play use computers, often to play video games in person with friends, for an hourly fee. Although the per capita penetration of personal computers and broadband internet access in South Korea is one of the highest in the world, PC...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio%20National
Radio National, known on-air as RN, is an Australia-wide public service broadcasting radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1947 until 1985, the network was known as ABC Radio 2. History 1937: Predecessors and beginnings From 1928, the National Broadcasting Service, as part of the fe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurocognition
Neurocognitive functions are cognitive functions closely linked to the function of particular areas, neural pathways, or cortical networks in the brain, ultimately served by the substrate of the brain's neurological matrix (i.e. at the cellular and molecular level). Therefore, their understanding is closely linked to t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich%20client
In computer networking, a rich client (also called heavy, fat or thick client) is a computer (a "client" in client–server network architecture) that typically provides rich functionality independent of the central server. This kind of computer was originally known as just a "client" or "thick client," in contrast with ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APM
APM, apm, or Apm may refer to: Technology Computer technology Active policy management, a discipline within enterprise software Advanced Power Management, a legacy technology in personal computers Apple Partition Map, computer disk partition scheme Application performance management, a discipline within systems mana...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power%20management
Power management is a feature of some electrical appliances, especially copiers, computers, computer CPUs, computer GPUs and computer peripherals such as monitors and printers, that turns off the power or switches the system to a low-power state when inactive. In computing this is known as PC power management and is bu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faces%20%28disambiguation%29
Faces are the front areas of heads. Faces may also refer to: Computing and Internet Faces (video game), a 1990 computer game JavaServer Faces, a Java-based Web application framework for interfaces faces for Unix, the continuation of vismon Film and television Faces (1934 film), a British drama film Faces (1968 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga%204000
The Amiga 4000, or A4000, from Commodore is the successor of the Amiga 2000 and Amiga 3000 computers. There are two models: the A4000/040 released in October 1992 with a Motorola 68040 CPU, and the A4000/030 released in April 1993 with a Motorola 68EC030. The Amiga 4000 system design was generally similar to that of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack%20%28abstract%20data%20type%29
In computer science, a stack is an abstract data type that serves as a collection of elements, with two main operations: Push, which adds an element to the collection, and Pop, which removes the most recently added element that was not yet removed. Additionally, a peek operation can, without modifying the stack, retu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%20Portable%20Personal%20Computer
The IBM Portable Personal Computer 5155 model 68 is an early portable computer developed by IBM after the success of the suitcase-size Compaq Portable. It was released in February 1984 and was quickly replaced by the IBM Convertible, only roughly two years after its debut. Design The Portable was basically a PC/XT mot...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%20PC%20Convertible
The IBM PC Convertible (model 5140) is a laptop computer made by IBM, first sold in April 1986. The Convertible was IBM's first laptop-style computer, following the luggable IBM Portable, and introduced the 3½-inch floppy disk format to the IBM product line. Like modern laptops, it featured power management and the abi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache%20SpamAssassin
Apache SpamAssassin is a computer program used for e-mail spam filtering. It uses a variety of spam-detection techniques, including DNS and fuzzy checksum techniques, Bayesian filtering, external programs, blacklists and online databases. It is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is a part of the Apache Foundatio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home%20directory
A home directory is a file system directory on a multi-user operating system containing files for a given user of the system. The specifics of the home directory (such as its name and location) are defined by the operating system involved; for example, Linux / BSD (FHS) systems use /home/ or /usr/home/ and Windows sys...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core%20War
Core War is a 1984 programming game created by D. G. Jones and A. K. Dewdney in which two or more battle programs (called "warriors") compete for control of a virtual computer. These battle programs are written in an abstract assembly language called Redcode. The standards for the language and the virtual machine were ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X11%20color%20names
In computing, on the X Window System, X11 color names are represented in a simple text file, which maps certain strings to RGB color values. It was traditionally shipped with every X11 installation, hence the name, and is usually located in <X11root>/lib/X11/rgb.txt. The web colors list is descended from it but differs...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consistency%20model
In computer science, a consistency model specifies a contract between the programmer and a system, wherein the system guarantees that if the programmer follows the rules for operations on memory, memory will be consistent and the results of reading, writing, or updating memory will be predictable. Consistency models ar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMH
MMH may refer to: Monomethylhydrazine, CH3N2H3, a chemical Mammoth Yosemite Airport. IATA code Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Multilinear Modular Hashing, a computer algorithm Manual material handling Mark McHugh, a Gaelic footballer Martin McHugh (Gaelic footballer), a Gaelic footballer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3
M3, M-3 or M03 may refer to: Computing and electronics Apple M3, a central processing unit in the Apple M series Intel m3, a brand of microprocessors M.3 (aka NF1/NGSFF), a specification for internally mounted expansion cards Leica M3, a landmark 35mm rangefinder camera Modula-3 (M3), a programming language M3,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table
Table may refer to: Table (database), how the table data arrangement is used within databases Table (furniture), a piece of furniture with a flat surface and one or more legs Table (information), a data arrangement with rows and columns Table (landform), a flat area of land Table (parliamentary procedure) Table ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese%20character%20encoding
In computing, Chinese character encodings can be used to represent text written in the CJK languages—Chinese, Japanese, Korean—and (rarely) obsolete Vietnamese, all of which use Chinese characters. Several general-purpose character encodings accommodate Chinese characters, and some of them were developed specifically f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed%20control%20system
A distributed control system (DCS) is a computerised control system for a process or plant usually with many control loops, in which autonomous controllers are distributed throughout the system, but there is no central operator supervisory control. This is in contrast to systems that use centralized controllers; either...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2BBuilder
C++Builder is a rapid application development (RAD) environment for developing software in the C++ programming language. Originally developed by Borland, it is owned by Embarcadero Technologies, a subsidiary of Idera. C++Builder can compile apps for Windows (both IA-32 and x64), iOS, macOS, and Android (32-bit only). ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation%20Kit
The Foundation Kit, or just Foundation for short, is an Objective-C framework in the OpenStep specification. It provides basic classes such as wrapper classes and data structure classes. This framework uses the prefix NS (for NeXTSTEP). It is also part of Cocoa and of the Swift standard library. Classes NSObject T...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCT
CCT may refer to: Computation Computational complexity theory Computer-Controlled Teletext, an electronic circuit, see Teletext Internet Computer Chess Tournament Economics Compulsory Competitive Tendering, see Best value Conditional cash transfer Currency Carry Trade, see Carry (investment) Education Center ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCL
VCL may refer to: Computing Varnish Configuration Language, a domain-specific language used for configuring the Varnish Proxy / Server Video Coding Layer, a layer in H.264/AVC and HEVC Virus Creation Laboratory, an MS-DOS program designed to create computer viruses Visual Component Library, a programming library f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney%20Trains%20M%20set
The Sydney Trains M sets, also referred to as the Millennium trains, are a class of electric multiple units that operate on the Sydney Trains network. Built by EDi Rail between 2002 and 2005, the first sets initially entered service under the CityRail brand on 1 July 2002 after short delays due to electrical defects. T...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney%20Trains%20T%20set
The T sets, also referred to as the Tangara trains, are a class of electric multiple units that currently operate on the Sydney Trains network. Built by A Goninan & Co, the sets entered service between 1988 and 1995, initially under the State Rail Authority and later on CityRail. The T sets were built as "third-generat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyglot%20%28computing%29
In computing, a polyglot is a computer program or script (or other file) written in a valid form of multiple programming languages or file formats. The name was coined by analogy to multilingualism. A polyglot file is composed by combining syntax from two or more different formats. When the file formats are to be compi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDM
MDM may refer to: Computers and data Master data management, the organization and control of reference or master data shared by disparate IT systems and groups Metadata management, storing and organizing information about other information Mobile device management, software for the administration of smartphones and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU%20Project
The GNU Project () is a free software, mass collaboration project announced by Richard Stallman on September 27, 1983. Its goal is to give computer users freedom and control in their use of their computers and computing devices by collaboratively developing and publishing software that gives everyone the rights to free...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared-nothing%20architecture
A shared-nothing architecture (SN) is a distributed computing architecture in which each update request is satisfied by a single node (processor/memory/storage unit) in a computer cluster. The intent is to eliminate contention among nodes. Nodes do not share (independently access) the same memory or storage. One altern...